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Indonesian Tomatoes Recipes

7 recipes using tomatoes — Nasi goreng, rendang, satay — the flavours of 17,000 islands.

These 7 indonesian tomatoes recipes are ready in about 81 minutes on average, with 380–620 kcal per serving, and 29% are rated easy enough for a weeknight. Every recipe includes exact ingredient quantities, step-by-step instructions and full nutrition per serving.

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81 min

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500 kcal

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easy recipes

How Indonesian cuisine cooks with tomatoes

Indonesian cooking is rich and aromatic, building deep spice pastes that slow-cook into coconut-laced curries and sweet-savoury grilled dishes. When Indonesian cooks work with tomatoes, they reach for shallots, garlic, candlenut, lemongrass, kecap manis and sambal, and the techniques that come up most across these recipes are frying, simmering, sautéing and baking.

Sweet-acidic fruit that forms the backbone of sauces, stews and salads across nearly every cuisine. In this collection it's most often cooked with shallots, garlic, kaffir lime leaves, red chilies, palm sugar and fine sea salt. The dishes here span indonesian classics ready in as little as 40 minutes to slower, more involved cooking that rewards a relaxed afternoon.

7 Indonesian Tomatoes Recipes

Soup

Soto Betawi

Jakarta's rich, coconut-milk beef soup with crispy fried shallots, tomato, and fresh lime — a creamy, fragrant Betawi classic served with rice or lontong.

⏱ 115 min🔥 420 kcalMedium

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Sambal Goreng Kacang Panjang (Indonesian Spicy Long Bean and Tomato Stir-Fry)

A spicy, tomato-rich Indonesian stir-fry of long beans and tempeh in a fragrant sambal sauce.

⏱ 69 min🔥 553 kcalEasy

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Ikan Bakar Asam (Indonesian Tamarind-Glazed Grilled Fish)

Whole fish marinated in tamarind and tomato, then grilled until charred and glazed with a sweet-sour sauce.

⏱ 40 min🔥 552 kcalEasy

✨ NewDinner

Terong Balado (Indonesian Spicy Tomato Eggplant Bake)

Fried eggplant baked in a fiery Indonesian tomato-chili sambal until soft and richly coated.

⏱ 61 min🔥 514 kcalMedium

✨ NewLunch

Ayam Bumbu Rica-Rica Bowl (Spiced Tomato Chile Chicken)

Rice bowl topped with Indonesian rica-rica chicken, simmered in a fiery tomato-chile spice paste.

⏱ 45 min🔥 460 kcalMedium

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Sambal-Spiced Stuffed Peppers with Beef and Tomato

Bell peppers stuffed with a spicy sambal beef and tomato filling, baked until tender and fragrant.

⏱ 55 min🔥 380 kcalMedium

✨ NewDinner

Indonesian Holiday Platter with Beef Rendang and Sambal

A festive spread of slow-braised beef rendang, coconut rice, sauteed peppers and fresh sambal.

⏱ 180 min🔥 620 kcalHard

Choosing & preparing tomatoes

How to choose

Ripe tomatoes smell fragrant at the stem and give slightly to a gentle squeeze. For cooking out of season, good-quality tinned tomatoes often beat pale fresh ones.

Prep & storage

Store at room temperature, never the fridge, which kills their flavour and texture. Score and blanch to slip off skins; salting slices draws out excess water for salads.

Nutrition

A low-calorie source of vitamin C, potassium and the antioxidant lycopene — which actually becomes more available when tomatoes are cooked.

Classic flavour partners: basil, garlic, olive oil, mozzarella, onion, oregano

Indonesian Tomatoes Recipes — FAQ

How long do Indonesian tomatoes recipes take to make?

Most of these 7 Indonesian tomatoes recipes are ready in around 81 minutes from start to finish. The quickest, Ikan Bakar Asam (Indonesian Tamarind-Glazed Grilled Fish), takes about 40 minutes, while the slower-cooked dishes run up to 180 minutes.

How many calories are in Indonesian tomatoes dishes?

Across this collection they range from about 380 to 620 kcal per serving, averaging 500 kcal — Sambal-Spiced Stuffed Peppers with Beef and Tomato is the lightest option at 380 kcal.

What is the easiest Indonesian tomatoes recipe for beginners?

Sambal Goreng Kacang Panjang (Indonesian Spicy Long Bean and Tomato Stir-Fry) is a great place to start — it's rated easy and comes together in about 69 minutes. 29% of the recipes here are beginner-friendly.

What goes well with tomatoes in Indonesian cooking?

In these recipes, tomatoes is most often paired with shallots, garlic, kaffir lime leaves, red chilies, palm sugar and fine sea salt. Indonesian kitchens also lean on shallots, garlic, candlenut, lemongrass, kecap manis and sambal.